On This Day

Monday, May 7, 1973

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 13 .480 --
Orioles 12 13 .480 0.0
Brewers 11 12 .478 0.0
Red Sox 10 13 .435 1.0
Indians 11 15 .423 1.5
Yankees 10 14 .417 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 15 6 .714 --
Royals 16 10 .615 1.5
Angels 13 9 .591 2.5
Twins 11 10 .524 4.0
Athletics 13 14 .481 5.0
Rangers 8 13 .381 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 12 10 .545 --
Cubs 15 13 .536 0.0
Mets 13 13 .500 1.0
Phillies 11 13 .458 2.0
Expos 11 13 .458 2.0
Cardinals 5 19 .208 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 9 .710 --
Astros 20 10 .667 1.5
Reds 16 11 .593 4.0
Dodgers 15 14 .517 6.0
Padres 11 18 .379 10.0
Braves 9 17 .346 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Felix Millan 3
2 Bob Bailey 2
2 Mark Belanger 2
2 Larry Bowa 2
2 21 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Campbell 2
1 Fred Kendall 2
1 John Kennedy 2
1 Felix Millan 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Nate Colbert 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Bobby Grich 1
3 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Greif 2.50
2 Tom Seaver 0.89
3 Rick Reuschel 0.83
4 Ross Grimsley 0.71
5 Stan Bahnsen 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Bob Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 10
2 Tom Seaver 8
3 Stan Bahnsen 7
4 Bill Greif 5
4 Ross Grimsley 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Rooker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .392
2 Ron Fairly .389
3 Bob Watson .370
4 Ed Kirkpatrick .368
5 Bobby Valentine .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 8
1 Willie Stargell 8
1 Gene Tenace 8
1 Jim Wynn 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 26
2 Bob Watson 25
3 Bill Melton 23
3 Al Oliver 23
5 Joe Ferguson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 13
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Bill North 10
4 Davey Lopes 9
5 Tommy Harper 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Greif 0.97
2 Wilbur Wood 1.23
3 Rudy May 1.36
4 Ken Holtzman 1.44
5 Randy Moffitt 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Joe Coleman 6
3 Ken Holtzman 5
3 Bill Singer 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Tom Seaver 51
4 Don Sutton 48
5 2 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 5
1 Terry Forster 5
1 Gene Garber 5
1 Tug McGraw 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Grubb .471
2 Bob Watson .438
3 Manny Mota .417
4 Gary Matthews .412
5 Ron Santo .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Doug Rader 4
1 Ron Santo 4
1 Gene Tenace 4
1 Bob Watson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 13
2 Al Oliver 12
3 Jose Cardenal 11
3 Darrell Evans 11
3 4 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Dave Concepcion 5
4 Bert Campaneris 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rudy May 0.00
1 Dick Ruthven 0.00
3 Wilbur Wood 0.50
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.53
5 Bill Singer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wilbur Wood 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Jerry Bell 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 33
2 Tom Seaver 25
3 Bill Singer 23
4 Ken Holtzman 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Aker 3
1 Terry Forster 3
1 Steve Foucault 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 John Hiller 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .328
2 Bob Watson .327
3 Billy Williams .327
4 Rod Carew .318
5 Ron Santo .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 41
2 Willie Stargell 39
3 Dick Allen 38
4 Billy Williams 37
5 Hank Aaron 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 129
2 Billy Williams 124
3 Willie Stargell 122
4 John Mayberry 119
5 Dick Allen 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
2 Lou Brock 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Bert Campaneris 55
5 Dave Nelson 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.01
2 Gaylord Perry 2.02
3 Roger Nelson 2.06
4 Steve Carlton 2.25
5 Nolan Ryan 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 27
1 Wilbur Wood 27
3 Stan Bahnsen 23
3 Gaylord Perry 23
5 Joe Coleman 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 366
2 Steve Carlton 319
3 Tom Seaver 259
4 Mickey Lolich 254
5 Gaylord Perry 244

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 39
2 Sparky Lyle 35
3 Terry Forster 32
4 Tug McGraw 28
5 Dave Giusti 23